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Blepharidatta
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Blepharidatta

Blepharidatta is a rare Neotropical genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus, formed by predatory species whose small colonies nest in soil or leaf-litter, has up to seven species, but most of them are waiting for a formal taxonomic treatment or confirmation.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blepharidatta brasiliensis

speciesBlepharidatta brasiliensis

Blepharidatta conops

speciesBlepharidatta conops

Blepharidatta delabiei

speciesBlepharidatta delabiei

Blepharidatta fernandezi

speciesBlepharidatta fernandezi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 637586.